Figurine
Protome
48-2-146
Location: On Display in the Rome Gallery
From: Turkey (Country) | Samsoun
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 48-2-146 |
| Current Location | Rome Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Turkey (Country) | Samsoun |
| Date Made | 100-199 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Iconography | Lion |
| Description | Lion. Brownish patina with lime incrustations. Right front paw is broeken off. Hollow cast forepart of lion is smooth at the back edge where it would have been attached to a piece of furniture. Its head is turned slightly to the right, and its mouth is open. Modeling of face, the preserved paw, and the mane is in high relief. |
| Height | 3.3 cm |
| Length | 2.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
| Other Number | 181 - Collector Number | L-2-111 - Old Loan Number |
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